The Fovant Badges are a set of regimental badges cut into a chalk hill, Fovant Down, near Fovant in south-west Wiltshire.
They are between Salisbury and Shaftsbury on the A30 in the Nadder Valley and are approximately 1⁄2 mile (800 m) south-east of Fovant village.
They were created by soldiers garrisoned nearby, and waiting to go to France, during the First World War - the first appeared in 1916. They are clearly visible from the A30 which runs through the village. Nine of the original twenty remain,and are scheduled ancient monuments. Further badges have been added more recently.
Above the badges on the flat summit of the hill is Chiselbury Hillfort – an Iron Age hillfort already logged and described on Drone Scene by @clinkadink
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Nicely done Andrew. I stood at the bottom of the hill at the farm, where there is a footpath leading up the hill to them. Frustrated because I can’t climb as I have achilles tendonitis. Nice to see them from the air.
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Achilles tendonitis? Ouch! That sounds pretty uncomfortable to say the least.
To be honest, looking at the hill, I’m not sure you’d get a great view of the badges from the top anyway because of the gradient so from the air / viewing point on terra firma is going to get you the best perspective.
BTW - it was your note the other day about my Golden Hour Wiltshire Wheat shot that reminded me about the Fovant badges. Not been there for several years and never with a drone - didnt realise how close they were to where ive been shooting several times over the last few weeks so a big thank you 
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Hey, you’re very welcome. You’re so right, that we live in a pretty varied and pretty part of the country. See you perhaps at the next crop circle!! There have been a couple in the last week or so, but they’re too far away, down Dorset/Somerset way
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